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The Most Effective SEO Tactics

Marketing and sales professionals say creating quality content is the most effective search engine optimization (SEO) tactic, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Ascend2.

More than half (57%) of the global professionals polled say quality content creation is one of the most effective SEO strategies employed by their company.

Other SEO efforts seen as effective include keyword research and management (47% say it is one of the most effective tactics), frequent website updating (37%), social media integration (32%), and frequent blogging (28%).

Link-building, a tactic greatly affected by a series of algorithm changes by Google over the past few years, was cited by only 25% of respondents as a top strategy.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ayaz Nanji is an independent digital strategist and a co-founder of ICW Content, a marketing agency specializing in content creation for brands and businesses. He is also a research writer for MarketingProfs. He has worked for Google/YouTube, the Travel Channel, AOL, and the New York Times.